The United States and Canada will renew their rivalry with each country's best players on the ice for the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off.

The two last faced each other in the IIHF World Championship in 2019. Finland defeated Sweden 5-4 in overtime in the quarterfinals and went on to win gold; Lankinen allowed four goals on 18 shots in that game, including one by Pettersson. “As of now we’re not teammates for a week,” Lankinen said. “But maybe when we get back, we’ll talk more.”

Brady and Matthew Tkachuk each score twice and deliver a handful of big hits to help the United States to a 6-1 victory in its tournament opener, a physical showdown played with edge throughout.

It was a close, hard-fought game between the United States and Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal...for two periods. In a tournament featuring the best of the best, you would expect the closeness of the contest to carry over into the final stanza.

For Team USA, it was a poor start and a grand Finnish. See Also Bill Guerin’s 4 Nations ‘orchestra’ mirrors his own Team USA past The Americans looked like they were in trouble early, letting up the opening goal and allowing Finland to control the tempo through two periods Thursday night.